nigra

/ˈni.ɡra/

//ˈni.ɡra// adj

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The verdict

“nigra” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,672 among 7,828 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,672
frequency rank, Spanish
7,828
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - de color negro

Key facts for nigra
PropertyValue
Headwordnigra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈni.ɡra/
Letters5
Frequency rank#97,672
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nigra” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). nigra lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nigra is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,672 among 7,828 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈni.ɡra/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "de color negro".

Zero misspellings are on record for nigra in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is nigra, spelled N-I-G-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    de color negro

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nigra"?
"nigra" is spelled N-I-G-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈni.ɡra/.
What does "nigra" mean?
As an adjective, "nigra" means: de color negro
How do you pronounce "nigra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nigra" is /ˈni.ɡra/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nigra" come from?
"nigra" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “nigra”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is N-I-G-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈni.ɡra/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list